Final Scores; Great Oaks LL 12 – 10 UAE Polo | Venue: The Princes’ Ground for the Platinum Jubilee Trophy
Turning to the Princes’ Ground for the second quarter-final, Great Oaks LL faced the reigning Queen’s Cup champions UAE Polo Team. Both teams came into this match with 3-1 records. Early goals from UAE Polo Team’s Tomas Beresford were equalled by a team effort from Great Oaks LL’s Cruz Heguy from the line and James Beim in the field in what was surely going to be close contest.
Continuing to exchange goals, neither team could build a significant lead as Beresford’s four goals accounted for all of UAE Polo Team’s attacks on goal in the first half. However, it was a final conversion from Heguy on the 30-yard line that kept Great Oaks LL ahead 5-4 entering the half-time break. The back-and-forth match carried into the second half with UAE Polo Team striking first with Beresford delivering some strong, attacking play. Team-mate Bartolome Castagnola Jnr found his first goal of the match to bring the game even at 7-all. Castagnola stuck once more for UAE Polo Team in the fifth, but three fouls committed in the chukka allowed Heguy to convert twice more from the line and turn the momentum back in Great Oaks LL’s favour.
Conceding seven penalty goals to Great Oaks LL on 13 fouls proved to be detrimental to UAE Polo Team’s title defence. Unable to score in the final chukka, UAE Polo Team conceded three more goals to Heguy as he finished with a game-high nine goals to secure the 12-10 victory and ensure a new champion will be crowned in the Cartier Queen’s Cup Final on Sunday 12 June. Dillon Bacon had to leave immediately after the game and so Great Oaks LL team-mate Juan Martin Nero stepped forward to receive the Platinum Jubilee Trophy, especially created by Guards Polo Club to honour HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee which was being celebrated across the country this weekend.
Cartier Queen's Cup 2022 Quarterfinals Day 1 Gallery
Sunday’s Quarter-Final Fixtures
12:00 pm – Scone Polo vs La Magdeleine at Zacara
3:00 pm – King Power vs Park Place Vaara on The Duke’s Ground. The winner of this match will receive the Gerard Leigh Trophy
All games are being livestreamed by Guards TV in association with Polocam TV. Go to https://guards.polocam.tv/package
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